Shelf Control is hosted by Bookshelf Fantasies. Instead of always looking ahead to upcoming new releases, I thought I’d start a weekly feature focusing on already released books that I want to read. Consider this a variation of a Wishing & Waiting post… but looking at books already available, and in most cases, books that are either on my shelves or on my Kindle!

Title: The Power

Author: Naomi Alderman

Published: 2o16

Length: 341 pages

Brief Synopsis from Goodreads: In The Power the world is a recognizable place: There’s a rich Nigerian boy who lounges around the family pool; a foster kid whose religious parents hide their true nature; an ambitious American politician; and a tough London girl from a tricky family. But then a vital new force takes root and flourishes, causing their lives to converge with devastating effect. Teenage girls now have immense physical power: They can cause agonizing pain and even death. With this small twist of nature, the world drastically resets.

How I got it: I bought this book, used, on a website called medimops.

When I got it: 2023

Why I want to read it: I am writing a sci-fi novel and I used ChatGPT to recommend books that were comp titles. This was one of the recommendations. I had never heard of this book before, and it sounds really interesting!